"Imagining The Darkness" takes place in the North Georgia Mountains. A happy little girl is enveloped in the smell of dogwood blooms, love, and adventure—until everything changes. Years of abuse and loneliness stack up as she secretly plans for her life after.

In the North Georgia Mountains, a happy little girl is enveloped in the smell of dogwood blooms, love, and adventure—until everything changes. He comes into her life like a snake bite, the venom seeping into her veins until she suffocates in his shadow. She discovers that freedom is not a trip to a distant shore and the perfect happily ever after. Freedom must be defined by her alone as she struggles to find herself, and healing, in the hidden beauty all around her. She personifies hope in a world that has been anything but hopeful, determined to shine beyond the darkness as she fights for her life.

Jessica Pearson grew up in the breathtaking Blue Ridge Mountains of North Georgia. Her victory over her childhood abuse has been a lifelong journey with many detours along the way. Today, Jess is a yoga teacher, a wedding officiant, and a project coordinator for her best friend's construction company. She lives in a small town in Indiana with her family and their two dogs. What started as weekly blog entries quickly became so much more. Writing whenever she feels called, Jessica is inspired by all the little things, attempting to savor the sweetness of life one happy moment at a time.